Lending

A 15% drop in business lending at Wisconsin's banks is keeping pace with a national trend while the state's credit unions experienced a 13% increase in 2009.

By June 30 Arizona could be joining states banning or restricting payday loan operations with credit unions playing a role in joining the cause.

As one of the key requirements for meeting Regulation B's definition of a credit scoring system,

The rush of the lunch crowd has subsided at the Bagel Factory, where hearty sandwiches filled with turkey,

Of the 53 small business owners set to receive SBA 2010 "Person of the Year" awards during National Small Business Week in May, none of them received a loan from a credit union.

To keep capital flowing to small businesses, the SBA has received an additional $80 million to support its 7(a) and 504 loan programs.